Happy Administrative Professional’s Day to the 12,000 Teamsters whose administrative work makes the University of California work every day! The service we provide to the UC is essential to making it the leading public university system in the world. From the libraries, to the hospitals, to the clinics, to the academic departments, to the collection offices, to the ECE schools, to the police dispatch offices, to every office in the system – without our hard work, there is no University of California.

Not only is our passion and dedication apparent in our work for UC, but it has also been focused into our amazing work building Teamsters Local 2010 into a powerhouse for workers’ rights. After years of building member power, standing together as Teamster members to take action for fair treatment, ultimately taking a system-wide strike, we achieved a contract with guaranteed raises of 19.4% for the 12,000 administrative, clerical, and support workers across the UC. This is truly an accomplishment that we can all be proud of, particularly on Administrative Professional’s Day.

Our achievements are due to the hard work, dedication and commitment of Local 2010 members, activists, and leaders. I want to extend thanks and acknowledge the contributions of all who showed strength and determination these past years during our member power building campaigns and countless workplace actions.

Now we must continue to build our Union and stand together as Teamster members, so we can face the great challenges, and the great opportunities that lie ahead for our Union!